The Women, Business and the Law Index 2025 is published by which international institution?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Correct Answer: Option 3 (World Bank)
Explanation:
The 'Women, Business and the Law' (WBL) Index is published annually by the World Bank. This index analyzes laws and regulations that affect women's economic opportunities. It primarily measures the legal equality gap between women and men in eight areas (such as mobility, workplace, wages, marriage, motherhood, entrepreneurship, property, and pensions). In recent years, new dimensions such as 'safety' and 'childcare' have also been added.
Additional Facts:
Objective: This report encourages governments around the world to enact laws that eliminate gender inequality in the economic sector.
Index Standards: The 2024-25 editions use frameworks similar to 'WBL 1.0' and 'WBL 2.0' to assess legal frameworks as well as their actual implementation.
Other organizations: * UN Women: It is the United Nations agency for gender equality, but it does not release a specific WBL index.
UNDP: It releases the Human Development Index (HDI) and the Gender Inequality Index (GII).
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Who releases the Global Economic Prospects report?
(Answer: World Bank)
Which organization publishes the Human Development Index (HDI)?
(Answer: UNDP)
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(Answer: 8 main categories)